Project Database

Development of Inventory and Monitoring Outreach Products for the Sierra Nevada network

Project ID: P14AC01585 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $11,046 Total Funding: $11,046 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Over the past decade, the parks within the Sierra Nevada Network (SIEN) have undergone numerous inventories and mapping projects which have provided new and useful information on a wide range of resources, such as small mammals, river hydrology, geology, climate, and vegetation. SIEN…

August 30, 2021

Development of Life-Stage Specific Population Dynamics Models for Lost River and Shortnose Suckers in the Upper Klamath Basin

Project ID: 2-05-FC-10-1192 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $99,498 Total Funding: $99,498 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Lost River Suckers, Deltistes luxatus, and shortnose suckers, Chasmistes brevirostris, are federally listed endangered species endemic to the Upper Klamath Basin of California and Oregon. Knowledge about the dynamics of the Lost River and shortnose sucker populations are essential for developing recovery strategies…

Development of Orthorectified Historic Imagery for Resource Assessments in the Central Alaska Network

Project ID: J8W07110015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $57,371 Total Funding: $57,371 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Central Alaska Network (CAKN) of the National Park Service (NPS) recognizes that climate change has the potential to significantly impact network parks. This is particularly true of interior units such as Yukon Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH) where the continental climate typically…

Development of Pacific Region Invasive Species Prevention Policy and Associated Technical Resources

Project ID: F15AC00718 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $33,842 Total Funding: $79,133 [project-data-part-2]

Development of Restoration Strategies for Low elevation Riparian Forests in the North Cascades

Project ID: J9W88030011 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $61,528 Total Funding: $61,528 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: North Cascades National Park (NOCA) includes four sites that may be suitable for outdoor classrooms or demonstration sites to illustrate restoration methods used in low-elevation forest, riparian forests. NOCA is interested in using these four sites as research sites and linking the research…

Development of Sampling Designs and Statistical Approaches for Monitoring Status and Trends in Indicators of Ecosystem Condition

Project ID: J8W07100041 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $47,000 Total Funding: $206,796 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) networks within the Pacific West Region will collaborate with the University of Idaho (UI) in a technical assistance project to: 1) design and test robust sampling strategies to achieve sampling objectives of several monitoring…

Development of Sampling Designs and Statistical Approaches for Monitoring Status and Trends in Indicators of Riverbank Condition along the Merced River in Yosemite National Park

Project ID: J8W07110005 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $9,500 Total Funding: $9,500 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Yosemite National Park will collaborate with the University of Idaho (UI) in a technical assistance project to conduct an analysis of a set of visitor use and vegetation data focused on determining impacts to riverbank vegetation and bank stability along the Merced River…

Development of Sampling Designs and Statistical Approaches for Monitoring Status and Trends in Several Indicators of Habitat Quality in Yosemite National Park

Project ID: P12AC15053 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $8,000 Total Funding: $8,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Yosemite National Park will collaborate with the University of Idaho (UI) in a technical assistance project to conduct an analysis of sets of monitoring data focused on determining impacts to riverbank vegetation and meadow habitats in Yosemite National Park as well as the…

Development of sampling designs for long-term monitoring protocols for the Klamath, Mojave, Sierra Nevada, Upper Columbia Basin Network

Project ID: J8W07060004 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $105,000 Total Funding: $498,725 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The funding provided supports National Park Service (NPS) collaboration with a postdoctoral statistician/biometrician/quantitative ecologist and a supervisory professor. The postdoctoral fellow will collaborate with the NPS Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) Network Coordinators in four Networks (Klamath, Mojave, Sierra Nevada, Upper Columbia Basin) to…

Development of Statistical Approaches and Sampling Designs to Address Applied Ecological Issues

Project ID: J8W07100042 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $20,236 Total Funding: $28,811 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this collaborative project is to provide statistical expertise in producing scientifically credible sampling objectives, sampling designs, and data analysis for parks within the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN), and to provide educational opportunities for graduate students to work with…

Development of the Remote Area Soil Proxy Modeling Technique

Project ID: 68-3A75-4-101-10 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $135,145 Total Funding: $135,145 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Project uses ArcGIS software to develop Remote Area Soil Proxy (RASP) modeling process.

Dexter Reservoir Water Quality Research and Evaluation Studies

Project ID: W912HZ-15-2-0008 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $28,389 Total Funding: $317,331 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: Because of water quality changes in Dexter Reservoir Oregon (see Figure 1), the Corps of Engineers is seeking a study of this reservoir in order to explore opportunities for water quality improvement. This study consists of the following objectives: A review of the…

Digital Asset Management and Community Engagement to Enhance Understanding of Park Resources

Project ID: P23AC01206 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $ 110,240 Total Funding: $110,240 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal of this project is to enhance the park’s knowledge and ability to share diverse stories of the Manhattan Project through community engagement, integrating information to learn from connected communities and archival resources into digital resources, and enhancing the park’s ability…

January 15, 2024

Digital Conversion of Denali Research Files

Project ID: J8W07100045 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $52,490 Total Funding: $111,840 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA) research administration archive has an extensive amount of historic research information including data, field reports, and project summaries from the early 1900’s through the late 1980’s. In many cases, these data include maps of study locations…

August 30, 2021

Digital Conversion of Vegetation Classification and Development of Refined National Wetlands Inventory Data for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Project ID: J8W07080004 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $27,002 Total Funding: $40,910 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: This project will build a geographic information system dataset of classified vegetation polygons derived from 1994, 1:6000 delineated color infrared photography. The photography and vegetation classification were acquired for the purpose of supporting the development of an Environmental Impact Statement for off-road vehicle…

Dissemination Strategies for Honoring Tribal Legacies in the Studies of Lewis and Clark: An Epic Journey of Healing

Project ID: P14AC01482 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $24,612 Total Funding: $137,362 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The purpose of this project is to disseminate the “Honoring Tribal Legacies” handbook to education audiences the Natonal Park Service (NPS and the University of Oregon (UC) will collaborate to create and implement a strategy to provide training for faculty in teacher preparation…

Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) System

Project ID: 09FC101412 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $69,684 Total Funding: $126,743 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: To observe temperature fluctations over a longitudinal profile of Big Boulder Creek using DTS fiber-optic cable. Project is to fill the gaps in understanding stream thermal restoration to estimate changes in hypocheic exchange associated with fluvial morphologic and planform modification. Stream temperature is…

Distribution and Relative Abundance of the Umpqua Chub

Project ID: HAF063F25 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $15,000 Total Funding: $31,000 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: In 2009 BLM changed this project number to L07AC14856.

Distribution and Status of the Plants Endemic to the Paleosols of the Painted Hills Unit at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Project ID: J8W07060015 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $22,443 Total Funding: $26,443 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The Painted Hills Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is renowned for its unique colorful hills of bare paleosol soils. Numerous native wildflowers, some listed as rare, substantially add to this colorful display during the spring and early summer season. These…

Distribution of Foothill Yellow-Legged Frogs on Timberlands in Mendocino County, California

Project ID: G19AC00073 [project-data-part-1] Initial Funding: $8,460 Total Funding: $8,460 [project-data-part-2] Abstract: The goal for this research project is accurate detection of foothill yellow legged frogs from previously-collected environmental DNA samples. Will also test for evidence of coastal tailed frogs (Ascaphus truei) and southern torrent salamanders (Rhyacotriton variegatus) in these samples. Objective: Extracted eDNA samples…